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Senior Vice President of Development

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West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Full-time

To lead the annual workplace and community giving fundraising teams to support the mission of United Way of Palm Beach County.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Supervise personnel and systems for the Major Gifts (community giving and affinity groups) and Resource Development divisions.
  • Grow and steward relationships to support UWPBC’s mission through individual/community gifts and workplace campaign funding sources.
  • Manage major gifts program, including cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of existing and new major gift donors. 
  • Oversee Planned Giving Program including Planned Giving Advisory Group, Donor Advised Fund, and strategies to secure planned gifts.
  • Oversee Affinity Groups to ensure donor growth along the continuum.
  • Manage Tocqueville Society major donor program including management of Tocqueville Society Co-Chairs and Cabinet.
  • Provide strategic leadership to organization working with Community Impact to provide customized investment options for donors.
  • Oversee management of corporate fundraising initiatives which includes workplace campaigns, corporate gifts, corporate special events and sponsorships.
  • Manage Resource Development Committee and work with CEO to ensure that all fundraising goals are met or exceeded for all areas.
  • Oversee/ensure that the President & CEO is prepared for major donor appointments and campaign presentations.
  • Prepare and present fundraising goals and progress to Board of Directors and strategic partners as needed.
Educational Background: 
Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of ten years of leadership experience in fundraising including planned giving and/or major giving and corporate relations/giving.
Skills/Experience: 
  • Experience working in a team environment, facilitating groups, and working with leadership volunteers
  • Strong organizational, time management, interpersonal and communication skills
  • Experience being flexible to change and working and solving problems independently
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, Publisher, and PowerPoint.

Core Competencies

  • Achievement Orientation      
  • Creativity and Innovation       
  • Developing Others     
  • Impact and Influence 
  • Leading and Managing Change
  • Relationship Building 
  • Resource Management         
  • Results Management 
  • Risk Taking     
  • Strategic Thinking      

Standards

  • Track record of meeting/exceeding fundraising goals, successfully closing personal and corporate solicitations, and working successfully with Boards and Committees on peer-to-peer solicitation strategy and implementation.
  • Demonstrated outstanding interpersonal, meeting facilitation and organizational skills
  • Ability to build consensus and facilitate collaboration and productive relationships with diverse individuals, groups, organizations, and community
  • Ability to successfully move diverse groups of people toward a common vision
  • Flexibility and ability to work on multiple high-priority projects
  • Ability to solve problems independently, effectively, and creatively
  • Ability to analyze work plans strengths/weaknesses and develop innovative strategies to maximize results
  • Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Commitment to continual learning and improvement

Organization Info

United Way Worldwide

Overview
Headquarters: 
Alexandria, VA, United States
Annual Budget : 
$100-500M
Founded: 
1934
About Us
Mission: 

United Way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good.

United Way fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community. We win by living United. By forging unlikely partnerships. By finding new solutions to old problems. By mobilizing the best resources. And by inspiring individuals to join the fight against their community's most daunting social crises.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Nov 16 2019
Active Until: 
Dec 16 2019
Hiring Organization: 
United Way Worldwide
industry: 
Nonprofit